Fundamentals of Clean Coal Technologies

SINGAPORE (INDONESIA): 15-17/4/24

Course Brief

The course critically examines clean coal technologies.

All the steps in the coal chain from mine to power plant can be significantly improved with a range of technologies allowing a reduction of environmental impacts (meeting tightening environmental regulations) while plant efficiency and profitability can be maintained or enhanced.

This course will illustrate how the power utility and coal mining industries are leveraging on new technology in clean coal power generation. The broad-based nature of the course provides an insight into the exciting new developments that are currently shaping the coal and power generation industries and markets.

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS – the course will address:

Supercritical/Ultra-Supercritical pulverised fuel plants; the dominant technology for new coal-fired plants
Fluidised Bed Combustion [FBC] plant, particularly Circulating Fluidised Bed Combustion plants, which an increasing number of companies and utilities are adopting to burn coal, other solid fuels and waste fuels,
Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle [IGCC] plants, and
Other New and Evolving Technologies, including Oxy-fuel Combustion

The course will also thoroughly examine the key markets for coal-fired power plants and the latest global and regional forecasts for the coal markets and new coal-fired plant will be provided for the period beyond 2020.

CASE STUDIES of these technologies will be provided for a number of key existing and planned power plants

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

Technical and non-technical professionals who require an introduction to the current and future coal combustion technologies will find this course useful for their projects and future collaborations.

In addition, professionals from utilities companies, coal producers, coal technologies companies, consultancies, regulators, financial institutions and governments will find this training course useful:

Power Engineering Professionals
Energy R & D Executives
Process Engineers
Environmental Managers
Attorneys/General/Senior Counsel
Executives in Emissions and Clean Air Initiatives
Plant Developers and Project Managers
Coal Mining Executives
Asset Management and Risk Managers
EPCIC Executives
Community and Governmental Affairs
New investment or capital funding executives

COURSE CONTENT:

Introduction

Current global energy scene and the importance of coal
Key global coal statistics – production, consumption, trade – important recent trends
Introduction to Coal as a fuel, including a description of main types of coal + global coal reserves
What are the key drivers behind the introduction of Clean Coal Technologies?

Other key topics and themes that will be examined in detail throughout the course:

Coal-fired power station economics – reviewing several key issues:
How are project costs developed? What are the key issues affecting project costs ?
Examples of capital cost learning curves
How coal-fired plants compare to other electricity generation technologies
Technologies to improve the quality of coal as a fuel. This section will examine the technologies available to improve the quality of coal used in power plants.
Coal handling and storage issues
Review of Main Types of Coal-fired Power Plants
Operational problems at power plants caused by coal qualities. The key qualities of coal as a fuel will be examined in detail – together with the technological options available to minimise operational problems.
Slagging, fouling and corrosion problems in coal combustion plants
Emissions from power plants
Sulphur dioxide [SO2] emissions from coal-fired plant
Reduction of Nitrogen Oxides [NOx] Emission levels from existing and planned coal-fired plant. Which technological options are available to reduce them
Particulate emissions from coal-fired plants
Short Review of the key issues concerning Carbon Dioxide [CO2] emissions from coal-fired plant
Other harmful emissions from coal-fired plant
Multi-pollution Abatement Technologies
Co-firing plant with biomass and other fuel sources
Water Treatment and Utilisation in Power Plants
Opportunities for further improvement in the operation of coal-fired power plants
Course Conclusions